Tanabata Fun Fun Market (iias Okinawa Toyosaki)

A market event held around the Tanabata season at iias Okinawa Toyosaki, a large shopping mall in Toyosaki, Tomigusuku, on southern Okinawa Island. Stalls of many kinds—handmade goods and food trucks—gather to enliven the mall inside and out. There is a corner to write wishes on strips and hang them on bamboo, plus yukata rental and dressing experiences and, at night, a Tanabata stargazing program—plenty of Tanabata-themed fun. Plans such as a lottery open to those who shop at three or more stores let families and couples enjoy a full day combined with shopping and dining. Free to enter and weatherproof as an indoor venue, it is an easy-to-visit Tanabata event.